On December 18, according to the Government's Electronic Information Portal, Party Central Committee member, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong had a working session with the Standing Committee of the Foreign Affairs Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 of the 12th Party Central Committee "Some issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently" in the spirit of Conclusion No. 09-KL/BCD of the Central Steering Committee dated November 24, 2024.
Implementing the policy of innovation and streamlining the political system's apparatus to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently; based on the provisions of the Constitution, the Law on Organization of the National Assembly and related Laws, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee has proposed two options for streamlining the Foreign Affairs Committee.
After listening to the delegates' comments and concluding remarks at the meeting, Party Central Committee member and National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong highly appreciated the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee for always thoroughly grasping and seriously implementing the Party and State's policies on innovation and reorganization of the apparatus to help the apparatus become streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently.
Based on the opinions at the working session, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong suggested that the Foreign Affairs Committee complete the Projects more clearly and specifically; proactively review related contents to advise on amending the Law on Organization of the National Assembly, the Law on Organization of the Government, the Law on International Treaties; and participate in giving comments on the Government's Decrees as proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Based on the proposal of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate with the Foreign Affairs Committee to participate in developing and completing the Projects.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong also noted that the innovation and reorganization of the apparatus must ensure the principle that any issue that is the responsibility of the elected body will not be transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Previously, in document 141 on the orientation of arranging and streamlining the Government apparatus, the Government's Steering Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW assigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to proactively coordinate to take over the main tasks of the Central Commission for External Relations, the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee after the end of the activities of the Central Commission for External Relations, the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Government's Steering Committee also assigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to draft a Decree stipulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the reorganization.
